F*ck Saving Face Podcast Episodes:
EP 91: The Connection Between Mental and Financial Health with Shang Saavedra
Are you tired of constantly feeling the pressure to keep up with society's expectations of material possessions and experiences? Do you want to achieve financial freedom but don't know where to start? In this episode, guest speaker Shang Saavedra shares her personal journey of achieving financial freedom through a focus on reducing expenses and investing wisely.
EP 90: 5 Mindset Shifts for a More Empowered Life
Are you feeling stuck in your personal or professional life? Have you been struggling to break through limiting beliefs and social expectations? In this podcast episode, I share my personal journey of overcoming emotional abuse, shedding familial expectations, and finding her own path towards success and fulfillment. Here are five mindset shifts that can help you move forward with intention and purpose.
EPISODE 89: HEALTHCARE BIAS AGAINST IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WITH LINGOHEALTH FOUNDER, JESSICA CHAO
Jessica Chao, the CEO and founder of Lingohealth, talks about how her company aims to reduce the barriers to entry of receiving quality healthcare among non-native English-speaking immigrant families.
EPISODE 88: INTRODUCING THE SWAY WAY: COACHING ON HOW TO CREATE YOUR BEST LIFE AFTER DIVORCE
Listen to how I'm planning to launch a paid newsletter description, why I've avoided the word "coach" yet have since learned that representation matters, and more stories of serendipity and synchronicity.
EPISODE 87: EXPLORING THE BALANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH SASHEE CHANDRAN
Sashee Chandran is the founder and CEO of Tea Drops, which creates bagless whole leaf teas. She wrote her own patent for this new category innovation, which sheds less waste than traditional teabag packaging! Listen to what she says about entrepreneurship + “boss babes” + relationships…
EP 86: [MINDFULNESS] AGING INTO A NEW STAGE OF CONTENTMENT
Given my recent trip to Hawaii, I discovered more insights into myself, what's important, what to let go of, and how to let love in. Listen today and take a few moments to arrive where you are now.
EPISODE 85: SEX: WE’RE ALL THINKING ABOUT IT, SO LET’S TALK ABOUT IT WITH VERONICA YANHS
Veronica Yanhs lives her life unapologetically laid bare. From the spreadsheets to the bedsheets she’s completely open about who she is: CEO, kinky, feminist, foodie, and a lover of puns. Dive in today.
EPISODE 83: CREATING PERSONAL ABUNDANCE WITH NFTS, CRYPTOCURRENCY, AND WEB 3.0 WITH ERIC NGHIEM
Creating Personal Abundance with NFTs, Cryptocurrency, and Web 3.0 with Eric Nghiem
This is a truly special episode because we have Eric Nghiem, The Cashflow Doctor, in the studio today to demystify Web 3.0, cryptocurrency, and NFTs. Whether you end up agreeing or agreeing to disagree by the end of this episode, one thing is for certain: Eric offers a really unique perspective about the personal abundance individuals can find through this new technology.
EPISODE 82: [MINDFULNESS] MOVE AWAY FROM “ACHIEVEMENT-ORIENTED” THINKING
I’ve been robbing myself of so much of my life thanks to achievement-oriented thinking that after catching COVID, I had to slow down and revamp the way I showed up, especially when I had to miss so many events during the two weeks of recovery. In the end, it was good for me… and I hope this podcast episode helps you move away from achievements to simply “being,” too.
EPISODE 81: STORYTELLING THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS WITH SNIGDHA SUR
Snigdha Sur, founder of the world-acclaimed platform, The Juggernaut, helps us broaden the scope of the guests this season to share various perspectives on identity. In this episode, we talk about South Asian history, storytelling, her incredible journey that lead her to create this empire she’s built, and more.
EPISODE 80: [PERSONAL ESSAY] FROM SLEEPING IN MY PARENTS’ CAR TO PUBLISHING A BOOK
Today’s episode explores how a memory of mine was recently triggered, one where I spent a lot of my junior high years living in my parents’ 1980s Toyota Minivan, because they were carting four kids around, trying to save two ailing businesses: my father’s construction company, and the aquarium store they also owned.
EPISODE 79: THAI CHEF VANDA ASAPAHU & FIRST FEMALE HOST OF MASTERS OF TASTE
Today, we have the lovely Vanda Asapahu join us in the studio! Vanda is a second-generation Thai restauranteur and the first female host of Masters of Taste, the biggest food event at the Rose Bowl! Tune in to listen to the hurdles she had to overcome to show up in the ways she wants and needs to for herself, her family, and her team. We talk a lot about perfectionism, productivity, finding a path for ourselves, expectations, and more.
EPISODE 78: [MINDFULNESS] STEP INTO YOUR POWER, EVEN IN CHALLENGING MOMENTS
This is the first mindfulness episode of the season! They’re one of my favorite episodes to create and based on the messages I receive and our downloads, it seems like it’s yours too. I think it shows that we all need more time to breathe and reflect on how we feel. Especially as of late with the news, taking the time to pause, sit with the present, and reclaim your power is so important.
EPISODE 77: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION WITH JAYA MALLIK
Episode 77: Diversity, equity, and inclusion with Jaya Mallik
Today on the show, we’re talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion — vernacular I didn't know existed growing up, but now becoming familiar with as an adult. Jaya Mallik, a diversity educator, is an expert in these topics because of her extensive professional and personal experience. I knew I had to have her on the show to define what each of these terms means in the real world.
EPISODE 76: [PERSONAL ESSAY] WE’RE BACK! WHAT’S TO COME FOR SEASON 3
Episode 76: [Personal Essay] We’re back! What’s to come for season 3
In a short and sweet episode, we’re talking about what’s to come in season 3 including learning to step into our power, being unapologetically ourselves, and using our voice to speak up unashamedly. Plus, my new book that launches today, The Little Book of Tibetan Rites and Rituals: Simple Practices for Rejuvenating the Mind, Body, and Spirit!
EPISODE 75: [MINDFULNESS] HOW TO FIND INNER PEACE DURING THE HOLIDAYS
We’re closing out Season 2 (and starting 2022!) with a mindfulness episode dedicated to doing what we need to do to achieve inner and mental peace. Yep, this practice may result in initial feelings of resistance. But, moving through them together may help you arrive at a place where you’d rather be. Today’s mindfulness practice helps guide you through the challenges you may currently be facing in this season of your life, help you pause, and encourage you to show up in the ways you want to in the world.
EPISODE 74: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MY WILD HEARTED WORDS TEAM!
This might be the most excited I’ve been for a podcast episode because today, my very own team is in the studio to share their stories and how we all ended up here, together, working on some incredible projects. My hope for this episode is to show you that there are so many paths to get to where you want to go in the world, as long as you believe in your own power.
EPISODE 73: A PSA TO ASIAN AMERICANS: EMBRACE YOUR ROLE AS A CHANGE MAKER WITH RUOYUN XU KILLIAN
Ruoyun Xu Killian isn't just any marketer — she focuses on using a human-centered approach in digital marketing and strategy. Being a projector (a category of personality within human design) and Chinese American (but self-identified global citizen), she has a profound and unique perception of humans and our relationship with each other. We take a deep dive into what it means to be a human who goes through life's very real obstacles.
EPISODE 72: BREAK FREE FROM TIGER PARENTING — AND THE BULLY IN YOUR MIND WITH ZION KIM
I hope you’re sitting down as you press the play button on this episode because our guest, Zion Kim, dropped some amazing nuggets of wisdom in this conversation. Turn off your notifications, plug in your headphones, and get ready for an introduction to some revolutionary and transformational ways of thinking.
The F*ck Saving Face Podcast
with JudyTsuei
If you’re an Asian-American who grew up learning that you had to “save face” and be a “good girl,” let’s remove all the guilt, shame, and taboos to talk about the things we weren’t given permission to explore.
Rather than upholding the “model minority” standard, let’s redefine what it means to be strong, courageous, and bold in a brave new world. Let’s finally have a voice after being the silent generation for too long.
Join me, your host, Judy Tsuei, every week as I explore mental, emotional and physical health like never before, telling it like it is. We might shock the generation before us, but hopefully, you and I will create a more conscious way of being for the generation after us.
Wherever you are in celebrating your Asian-ness, I got you. Let’s roar together.